Hi Robert, Many thanks! I found that entry, but the language talks only about brackets, not group names. I didn't realize it would work for both!
Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 3 Oct 2012, at 7:54 PM, Robert Patterson <[email protected]> wrote: > My Google search terms were: > > Finale 2012 modify staff groups on one system > > which put me 2 clicks away from: > > awww.finalemusic.com/UserManuals/Finale2012Win/Content/Finale/Brackets_Staves6.htm > > On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Robert, >> >> I wasn't able to find instructions for doing this on a system-by-system >> basis in the documentation. Do you remember what you searched for? >> >> Cheers, >> >> - DJA >> ----- >> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >> >> >> >> On 3 Oct 2012, at 7:07 PM, Robert Patterson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> There's a way to do it (in page view), but it is a bit confusing, and I >>> always have to look it up in the doc pages. >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm hoping someone has figured out an efficient way of dealing with >> group >>>> names in recent versions of Finale (2011 and 2012). >>>> >>>> For instance, if I want to customize the positioning of a group name on >> a >>>> single system, in the middle of the score -- let's say from mm.250-255 >> of a >>>> 500-measure score -- the only way I can see to do that is: >>>> >>>> 1) Edit the group attributes and switch from "All Measures" to Measures >> 1 >>>> to 249. >>>> >>>> 2) Add a new group, from measures 250-255, re-enter the abbreviated >> staff >>>> name, click the "Position" checkbox, and enter the desired custom >>>> positioning. >>>> >>>> 3) Add a *third* group, from measures 256 to 500, that has the same >>>> abbreviated staff name and positioning as the first group. >>>> >>>> This procedure gets *really* tiresome very quickly, especially if you >> need >>>> a lot of custom group name positioning. >>>> >>>> Isn't there some way to move a group name on a single system only, >> without >>>> affecting the rest of the score? This used to be quite simple in earlier >>>> versions of Finale, before they got rid of the "Optimize" feature. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> - DJA >>>> ----- >>>> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Finale mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
